How to Install and Uninstall libxft-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 06,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libxft-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libxft-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libxft-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxft-dev
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "libxft-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libxft-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxft-dev
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the libxft-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libxft-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.4-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: xft
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 187
Provides: libxft2-dev
Depends: libxft2 (= 2.3.4-1), libc6-dev | libc-dev, libfontconfig1-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libx11-dev (>= 2:1.0.0), libxrender-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Filename: pool/main/x/xft/libxft-dev_2.3.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 52420
MD5sum: a37587079ca73da90ff3d64c9f2767d2
SHA1: ee2fb80dc3fbee0fb7d17f1869301acadbca7042
SHA256: 96061bbbfb0ec1b6fffa4e982ed52a8e2ede169710802ecb0d938d36443c8c7c
SHA512: 550d265381f7861885f077ee2c48e75757791864081c5b0e3634d389d5b98dca41efa042642c7ee365e09cfade485f1508751432af78e45f7987bbaf4bf6dcf0
Description: FreeType-based font drawing library for X (development files)
Description-md5: 361e21531f0392d4741d24575db55848